Background
Macon Smith, Bruce was born on February 27, 1948 in San Rafael, California, United States.
Macon Smith, Bruce was born on February 27, 1948 in San Rafael, California, United States.
Duke University (Bachelor of Arts, 1970). University of Memphis (Juris Doctor, 1974).
Worked at Apperson, Crump, Duzane & Maxwell, Public Limited Company (Memphis, Tennessee) specializing in General Practice in all Courts. Corporation, Banking, Probate, Litigation, Family Law, Bankruptcy, Real Estate, Condominium, Railroad, Administrative, Environmental, Taxation, Municipal. Admitted to the bar, 1974, Tennessee.
1979, United States.
Supreme Court. 1981, United States. Tax Court. General Counsel, Memphis Area Transit Authority, 1975.
Member, Tennessee Board of Professional Responsibility Hearing Committee, 1982-1988. Legal Affairs Committee, American Public Transit Association, Member, 1978, Vice Chairman, 1992-1994, Chairman, 1994-1995.
Transportation Research Board Committee on Transit and Intermodal Transportation Law, Member, 1993.
Member: Memphis (Chairman, Discipline and Professional Ethics Committee, 1982-1983. Member, Board of Directors, 1983-1984. Chairman, Membership Committee, 1985.
Chairman, Continuing Legal Education Committee, 1988.
Chairman, Sections Liaison Committee, 1992) and Tennessee Bar Associations. One of the oldest continuously operating law firms in the City of Memphis, Apperson, Crump, Duzane & Maxwell, Public Limited Company dates from the one-man practice started in 1865 by Charles Wesley Metcalf, grandfather of its senior partner, Charles Metcalf Crump.
His son, William Park Metcalf, practiced from 1897 until his death in 1940 when John West. Apperson and Charles Metcalf Crump formed a partnership under the name of Metcalf, Apperson & Crump. While the firm has grown through the years, its commitment to serving its clients in the most professional, thorough and cost-effective manner possible has never changed.
Member, Tennessee Board of Professional Responsibility Hearing Committee, 1982-1988. Legal Affairs Committee, American Public Transit Association, Member, 1978, Vice Chairman, 1992-1994, Chairman, 1994-1995. Transportation Research Board Committee on Transit and Intermodal Transportation Law, Member, 1993.
Member: Memphis (Chairman, Discipline and Professional Ethics Committee, 1982-1983.
Member, Board of Directors, 1983-1984. Chairman, Membership Committee, 1985.
Chairman, Continuing Legal Education Committee, 1988. Chairman, Sections Liaison Committee, 1992) and Tennessee Bar Associations.